European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday february 3,1989 world today pres"1T Bush tells Ortega he s willing to work for peace in Nicaragua a it a it a it � y Caracas Venezuela a president Bush said in a Telegram to president Daniel Ortega that he was willing to work for peace Ortega said wednesday. The nicaraguan president also met on wednesday with former president Carter and president Carlos Andres Perez of Venezuela. Ortega and Carter both rein Venezuela for Perez s inauguration this week. Ortega brought with him a new peace proposal that he showed to Perez Carter and others. Carter declined to discuss specifics but told report ers that it dealt with Nicaragua and its neighbor Hon Duras which the  nicaraguan rebels have used As a base. Ortega said in a live interview on venezuelan television that he sent a letter of congratulations to Bush after the president s inauguration and that Bush sent him a Telegram in which he said he was willing to work for  Ortega said he reminded Bush of the time they Shook hands at the inauguration of brazilian president Jose Sar Ney in 1985, when Bush was vice president and How All the leaders of the world applauded this  in a news conference after the interview Ortega said that the conditions Are not yet Ripe for a direct Dia Logue Between the United states and Nicaragua. Carter moderated a forum on the latin american foreign debt and noted in his Brief comments that last year alone poor nations transferred $35 billion to Rich countries in debt payments. We must seek solutions to the crises of nations desperately poor and suffering who spend sometimes half their Export earnings just to pay interest on their debt and in the process the debt continues to in crease the former president said. This reunion of world leaders is a wonderful Opportunity to assess this crucial  team on Way to Antarctic spill site Santiago Chile a tons of equipment and a team of cleanup experts left the United states on thursday on an air Force transport plane and headed for Antarctica to tackle an Oil spill that poses a major environmental threat. The huge c-5 was bound for the Southern City of punt Arenas in South Chile where its cargo and the 15-member team will be transferred to a . Research vessel the Polar Duke the . Embassy in Santiago said. Meanwhile scientists in Antarctica were trying to catch floating Oil barrels and propane containers near the spill which was four Miles in diameter and moving to the Southwest the National science foundation said. The Agency said in Washington that the argentin Supply vessel that released the Oil after it ran aground and Sank had carried 250,000 Gallons of diesel fuel. It said an incurable disaster will result if All the fuel leaks into the Pristine Region s unspoiled Waters. The Bahia Paraiso Paradise Bay ran aground sat urday in the Bismarck Strait about 600 Miles South of the Southern tip of South America and 1 / 2 Miles from . Palmer research station on Antarctic Peninsula. All passengers and Crew were rescued but the ship floated free in heavy seas and Sank tuesday spilling barrels of Oil and several Hundred propane Gas containers said Jack Talmadge a spokesman for the National science foundation. Another foundation spokesman in Washington Jack reverie said most of the Oil was in steel Drums so the environmental threat May not be As big As originally feared. However there s a Bunch of free Drifting Oil Down there he said. The Slick has arrived at Palmer station a scientific outpost run by the foundation. We Ali has already begun to be affected including kill the Small crustaceans that form the basis of the Antarctic food Chain Talmadge said. An Argentine Navy spokesman said that there could be a Small stain from the release of Oil in the engine room of the ship. Anything else no he said sino soviet talks make headway try v �"1 / a pm of _. Beijing a the foreign ministers of China and the soviet Union agreed thursday that Progress is being made in resolving the Cambodia conflict which has hampered sino soviet efforts to end a generation of strained relations. The soviet minister Eduard Shevardnadze also concurred with the chinese position that International supervision will be needed to maintain peace in Cam Bodia after Vietnam ends its 10-year occupation of the Southeast asian country. Foreign ministry spokesman i Zhaoxin said Shevardnadze s nearly three hour meeting with foreign minister Qian Lichen focused on Cambodia and did not touch on the main purpose of Shevardnadze s visit setting a Date for the first sino soviet Summit since the meeting Between soviet president Mikhail  and chinese senior Leader Deng Xiaoping is expected this Spring. It was Likely to be discussed at Friday meeting of the foreign ministers. On thursday Shevardnadze toured the great walkabout 40 Miles Northwest of Beijing. He was to meet Premier i Peng on Friday and Fly to Shanghai for saturday meeting with Deng. S. Korea can dial direct to China soviet Union Seoul South Korea a South koreans now can make direct dial Calls to China and the soviet Union the ministry of communications announce thursday. The service began wednesday the ministry said. Direct dial service was established with several communist nations during the olympics in Seoul last sep tember but was terminated afterwards. The Seoul government has been working to improve Trade and economic relations with the communist bloc but maintains diplomatic relations with Only one communist nation Hungary. Botha resigns As Leader of ruling National party Johannesburg South Africa a president . Botha who is recovering from a stroke suffered two weeks ago resigned thursday As the Leader of the ruling National party the government said. There was no immediate indication that Botha had any plans to step Down As president. Doctors said thursday that Botha would need at least another month before he could consider returning to work. Botha was replaced As party Leader by National Edu cation minister . De Klerk who is considered leading candidate to succeed Botha As president. Botha became party Leader in 1978 at the same time he was elected prime minister. He became president in 1984 under a new Constitution that abolished the Postof prime minister. Parisians protest ads floating on River Seine Paris a parisians Are calling on the National government to pull the plug on a flood of boat born billboards on the River Seine. The advertisements began popping up last month on the River that runs through the City s Center. Alain Juppe a Deputy to mayor Jacques Chirac wrote to George Sarre in charge of River transport in the government demanding to know the measures he intends to take to remedy the  in a letter made Public wednesday Juppe said the City bans advertising on the Banks of the Seine one of the world s most romantic Urban settings but has no Anthonty Over boats on the River. Hiroshima seeks funds to repair bombed building Tokyo a Hiroshima is soliciting contributions trom around the world to repair the atomic bomb dome the skeletal remains of a building that looms Over the City As a Stark reminder of the world stirs atomic bomb attack. The building formerly the Hiroshima Industry pro tsc0 u hal1 was close to. Ground Zero in the aug. 6,1943 holocaust. Its remains have been preserved but All other buildings in the City either were destroyed bythe bomb or razed after it was dropped. Toru Kataoka of the City run Hiroshima peace me Morial Hall said about half of the $1.5 million needed Tor repairing the famous domed building will be funded by donations. The remaining amount will recovered by the City government he said. A u repairs Are aimed 9nly at keeping the remains of the building from decaying not at restoring it to its pre bomb condition. Disputed swedish fighter crashes after test flight link Oping Sweden a a disputed Proto Type Jet fighter crashed on Landing thursday after a test flight injuring the Pilot. The Jas 39 Gopen designed by a swedish consortium As a future mainstay of the country s air defense has been hotly debated because of Cost overruns an production delays. The Accident was certain to raise further doubts about the future of the $7 billion project which is 18months behind schedule. All i can say is that it was t an Ordinary Landing and that the Pilot was taken to Hospital police spokesman Stig Persson told the associated press. L be National news Agency said the plane approached the Landing strip from the South and Over turned onto its Back at the end of the runway. Report ers on the scene said the plane looked intact. A cult role combat Jet first took off dec. 9, butane High Cost and delays have prompted defense officials to consider scrapping the project and importing foreign aircraft